[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Newton 6-8-1970 as Ch. 2 of
the Revised General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administrative Code
- Ch 3 Art I General Provisions
- § 3-1 Short title.
- Ch 3 Art II Mayor and Council
- § 3-2 Organization of Council; election; terms; compensation.
- § 3-3 Vacancies on Council.
- § 3-4 Powers of Council.
- § 3-5 Selection of Mayor.
- § 3-6 Powers and duties of Mayor.
- § 3-7 Meetings and procedures.
- § 3-8 Additional responsibilities of Council.
- Ch 3 Art III Manager
- § 3-9 Appointment and qualifications.
- § 3-10 Absence or disability.
- § 3-11 Powers and duties.
- § 3-12 Appointment and personnel powers.
- § 3-13 Deputy Manager.
- Ch 3 Art IV Clerk
- § 3-14 Appointment and qualifications.
- § 3-15 Bureau of Vital Statistics.
- § 3-16 Clerk of Council.
- § 3-17 Ordinances and resolutions.
- § 3-18 Custodian of Records.
- § 3-19 Corporate Seal.
- § 3-20 Insurance, surety bonds and contracts.
- § 3-21 Administrative rules and regulations; filing and publication.
- § 3-22 Additional duties.
- § 3-23 Deputy Clerk.
- Ch 3 Art V Town Attorney
- § 3-24 Appointment; term; qualifications.
- § 3-25 Powers and duties.
- Ch 3 Art VI Administrative Organization
- § 3-26 Departments, boards and commissions.
- § 3-27 Powers and duties of department heads.
- Ch 3 Art VII Department of Administration
- § 3-28 Organization.
- § 3-29 Purchasing procedures.
- § 3-30 Budget.
- Ch 3 Art VIII Department of Finance
- § 3-31 Establishment; organization.
- § 3-32 Chief Financial Officer.
- § 3-33 Treasurer-Controller.
- § 3-34 Division of Accounts and Control.
- § 3-35 Division of Tax Collection.
- § 3-36 Fire insurance proceeds.
- § 3-37 Division of the Treasury.
- § 3-38 Payment of claims.
- Ch 3 Art IX Department of Tax Assessments
- § 3-39 Establishment; Tax Assessor.
- § 3-40 Duties of Assessor.
- Ch 3 Art X Department of Public Works
- § 3-41 Establishment; organization.
- § 3-42 Duties of Director of Public Works or Supervisor of Public Works.
- § 3-43 Division of Water and Sewer.
- § 3-44 through § 3-45. (Reserved)
- Ch 3 Art XI Police Department
- § 3-46 Establishment; organization; powers.
- Ch 3 Art XII Volunteer Fire Department
- § 3-47 Establishment.
- § 3-48 Organization.
- § 3-49 Composition, government and management.
- § 3-50 Length of Service Award Program.
- Ch 3 Art XIII Department of Health and Recreation
- § 3-51 Establishment.
- § 3-52 Division of Health.
- § 3-53 Division of Recreation.
- Ch 3 Art XIV (Reserved)
- § 3-54 (Reserved)
- Ch 3 Art XV Department of Community Development
- § 3-55 Establishment; organization.
- § 3-56 Powers and duties.
- § 3-57 Planning Board review.
- § 3-58 Division of Program Administration.
- § 3-59 Division of Planning.
- § 3-60 Qualifications of Community Development Director.
- Ch 3 Art XVI Municipal Court
- § 3-61 Establishment; powers.
- § 3-62 Municipal Judge; powers and duties.
- § 3-63 Municipal Court Administrator.
- § 3-64 Deputy Municipal Court Administrator.
- § 3-65 Public Defender.
- Ch 3 Art XVII Planning Board
- § 3-66 Establishment; powers.
- Ch 3 Art XVIII Industrial Commission (Advisory)
- § 3-67 Establishment; membership.
- § 3-68 Powers and duties.
- Ch 3 Art XIX Recreation Commission (Advisory)
- § 3-69 Establishment; membership.
- § 3-70 Powers and duties.
- Ch 3 Art XX Board of Health (Advisory)
- § 3-71 Establishment; membership.
- § 3-72 Powers and duties.
- Ch 3 Art XXI Utility Advisory Board
- § 3-73 Establishment; membership.
- § 3-74 Powers and duties.
- § 3-75 Organization.
- Ch 3 Art XXII Municipal Board of Appeals (Advisory)
- § 3-76 Establishment; membership.
- § 3-77 Powers and duties.
- Ch 3 Art XXIII Parking Authority
- § 3-78 Establishment; membership.
- § 3-79 Powers and duties.
- Ch 3 Art XXIV Housing Authority
- § 3-80 Establishment; membership.
- Ch 3 Art XXV Citizens Committee for Community Improvement
- § 3-81 Establishment; membership.
- § 3-82 Powers and duties.
- Ch 3 Art XXVI Civil Defense and Disaster Control Council
- § 3-83 Establishment; cooperation with other departments.
- Ch 3 Art XXVII Auditor
- § 3-84 Appointment; compensation; powers and duties.
- Ch 3 Art XXVIII Department of Code Enforcement and Uniform Construction Code Department
- § 3-85 Department of Code Enforcement.
- § 3-86 Uniform Construction Code Department.
- § 3-87 (Reserved)
- Ch 3 Art XXIX Defense and Indemnification of Officers and Employees
- § 3-88 Town to provide defense.
- § 3-89 Definitions.
- § 3-90 Exceptions.
- Ch 3 Art XXX Economic Development Advisory Commission
- § 3-91 Establishment; purpose.
- § 3-92 Members; terms.
- § 3-93 Compensation.
- § 3-94 Organization.
- § 3-95 Powers and duties.
- § 3-96 Attendance; removal.
- § 3-97 Appropriations.
- Ch 3 Art XXXI Attendance Policy for Elected and Appointed Officials
- § 3-98 Introduction.
- § 3-99 Vacancy due to change in residency or upon resignation; exceptions.
- § 3-100 Vacancy due to any cause other than expiration of term or filing of petition for recall.
- § 3-101 Vacancy due to resignation, incapacity, death, residency, absence or removal.
- § 3-102 Excused absences.
- Ch 3 Art XXXII Advisory Shade Tree Commission
- § 3-103 Establishment; membership.
- § 3-104 Powers and duties.
- § 3-105 Terms; meetings; organization.
- Ch 3 Art XXXIII Department of Human Resources
- § 3-106 Establishment; organization.
- § 3-107 Duties of Human Resources Coordinator.
- § 3-108 Division of Payroll.
- § 3-109 Division of Benefits.
- Ch 10 Contracts
- Ch 13 Elections
- Ch 20 Length of Service Award Program
- Ch 25 Personnel
- Ch 30 Police Department
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 41 Abandoned Property
- Ch 45 Alarms
- Ch 49 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 53 Amusements
- Ch 57 Animals
- Ch 70 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 82 Clothing Bins
- Ch 85 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 87 Curfew
- Ch 100 Fees and Costs
- Ch 105 Filming
- Ch 109 Firearms
- Ch 115 Fire Prevention
- Ch 120 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 125 Games of Chance
- Ch 133 Health Regulations
- Ch 139 Historic Preservation
- Ch 144 Housing Standards
- Ch 151 Human-Powered Locomotion Devices
- Ch 156 Junkyards and Junk Dealers
- Ch 162 (Reserved)
- Ch 166 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 171 Licensing
- Ch 175 Littering
- Ch 180 Marriage and Civil Union Ceremonies
- Ch 187 Noise
- Ch 200 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 206 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 213 Property Maintenance
- Ch 222 Sales, Special
- Ch 228 Sewer and Water
- Ch 234 Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 240 Land Subdivision and Site Plan Review
- Ch 241 Soil Grading and Importation
- Ch 250 Solid Waste
- Ch 254 Space Heaters
- Ch 258 Stormwater Control
- Ch 262 Stream Obstruction
- Ch 266 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 273 Tattoo and Body Piercing
- Ch 279 Taxation
- Ch 283 Taxicabs and Limousines
- Ch 289 Towing
- Ch 294 Trailer Camps
- Ch 297 Tree Bank
- Ch 299 Trees
- Ch 303 Urinating in Public
- Ch 307 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 320 Zoning: Form-Based Code
- Appendix
- Ch A326 Cable Television Franchise
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
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